CVE-2004-2301
Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—
Eudora before 6.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an e-mail with a long "To:" field, possibly due to a buffer overflow.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Base score: 5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.77%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 77
- Score date: 10/3/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://www.eudora.com/download/eudora/windows/6.1.1/RelNotes.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10398
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16246
- http://www.eudora.com/download/eudora/windows/6.1.1/RelNotes.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10398
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16246
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